Channa sundal

Channa sundal :        A simple, tasty and healthy snack. This is also a part of many festival menu. Ingredients : White channa - 1/2 cup Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Urad dhal - 1 tsp Curry leaves - few Asafotedia - a pinch Oil - 1/2 Tbsp cocunut  - 2 tbsp Method : 1. Soak channa in water overnight or atleast 8 hours. 2. Pressure cook or boil the channa dhal with salt and water until cooked. 3. If you press it with fingers,...

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Pal Payasam

Ingredients : Milk - 4 cup Sabodina - 6 Tbsp Cashews and kasthuri - 20 pieces Vermicelli - 1 cup Ghee - 2 Tbsp Sugar - 1/2 cup or to taste. Method : 1.  Soak sabodina in water for few hours. 2. In a pan add milk and bring it to boil. Once it's boiling, simmer the flame and let it sim for 30 minutes. Switch off the flame and it cool. 3. In a pan add oil and fry cashews and dry grapes. 4. Remove cashews and dry grapes in a plate and add...

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Panna cotta

Ingredients : Heavy whipping cream - 2 and 1/4 cup Confectionary sugar  - 1/2 cup Vanilla essence 1/2 tsp Gelatin - 1 pack unflavored powdered ( 1/4 ounce ) Cold milk - 1/4 cup Method : 1. Add gelatin in cold milk and let it rest for sometime. 2. Meanwhile add heavy cream and sugar in sauce pan and let it boil. 3. When it starts to boil, switch off the flame. By now the gelatin will be spongy. 4. Add the spongy gelatin to the hot milk...

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Brinjal fry

Ingredients : Long brinjal - 2 Pearl onion - 3 Pepper - 3/4 tsp Fennel seeds - 3/4 tsp Chilli powder - 2 Tbsp or to taste Coriander powder - 2 Tbsp Salt to taste Ginger garlic paste - 1 Tbsp Oil as required Method : 1. Grind pearl onion, pepper, fennel seeds  to paste. 2. Cut brinjal into small circles as shown. 3. Add paste from step 1. 4. Add chilli powder, coriander powder, salt, ginger garlic paste. 5. Mix well. 6. Add oil in nonstick...

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Milagu bonda

Ingredients : Urad dhal - 1 cup Sliced coconut - 1 tbsp Pepper - 3/4 tsp Curry leaves - few Salt to taste Oil for deep frying Method : 1. Grind Urad dhal into a fine paste without adding much water. Add water only if required. Grind it until it doesn't stick to your hand when touched with wet hand. 2. Add sliced coconut, pepper, curry leaves and salt and mix well. 3. Add oil in a pan and heat it. Have water in a bowl. 4. Wet your hand and...

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Spinach dal

Ingredients : Toor dhal - 1/2 cup Onion - 1/2 medium Tomatoes - 1 medium size. Green chilli - 2 or to taste Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp Spinach - 1 lb Salt to taste For seasoning : Garlic - 3 pods Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Red chilli -1 Urad dhal - 1 tsp Method : 1. Soak toor dhal for 10 minutes . This is because it will cook fast. 2. Put this, chopped onion, chopped tomatoes, green chilli, turmeric powder, salt and add water. 3. Pressure cook...

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Tres Leches

      I couldn't believe myself that this is my 100th post. Looks like that's a long travel of learning, cooking and it feels great to look back. Tres Leches : Tres Leches, I would say is Queen of cakes. One of the yummy cake I have had. Very simple to make too. Ingredients : Eggs - 4 All purpose flour - 2 and 1/4 cup Sugar - 1.5 cup Vanilla essence - 1/2 tsp Baking powder - 1.5 tsp Salt - 3/4 tsp Cold water - 3/4 cup For...

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